The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 2146
Waning Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
9:54 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2760
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -12.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.33° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.26° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.